Party Bigwigs Snub Humphrey On Cross Country Campaign Tour
Humphrey faces lukewarm reception from top Democrats in Louisiana Texas and California as he tours the campaign trail. Gov McKeithen and Gov Connally ignored him while House Speaker Unruh snubbed him. Antiwar protests mar events in Flint and Charlotte as Nixon and Wallacemake appearances. Agnew and Muskie commented on Vietnam policy and a House committee backed televised debates replacing equal time rules. Johnson invited major candidates to discuss a smooth transition.
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Court voids FCC rebuttal rule for broadcast editors
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that radio and TV stations need not provide free rebuttal time after editorial criticism. The decision nullifies two FCC rules on rebuttals and political endorsements, saying enforcement would chill speech and overstep the First Amendment.
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Talmadge Defeats Negro for Senate Nomination
ATLANTA UPI Senator Herman Talmadge won renomination to a third term in Georgia’s two party primary, defeating Maynard Jackson by about three to one in the Democratic race. In the GOP, Earl Patton led over Jack Sells as the party’s nominee foe Talmadge. Jackson alleged intimidation at white polling places and that ballots were delayed to disenfranchise Black voters, a claim filed in Fulton Superior Court.
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Georgia
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Senate
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South
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Jackson
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Filibuster Certain On Fortas Nomination
Senate action on Abe Fortas to become chief justice appears likely the week of September 23 with a filibuster anticipated. Judiciary hearings probe Fortas and Johnson links as witnesses discuss ex officio advisory roles and potential ethics concerns.
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Hijacker Aims for Cuba Lands in Canadian Jail
In Montreal a 22 year old Texan, Charles Laverne Beasely, hijacked an Air Canada Viscount from Saint John aiming for Cuba and asylum. He threatened stewardess Beverly Atkinson and demanded flight to Cuba, but the plane landed for refueling and RCMP detained him. Beasely, wanted in Texas for a Ladonia bank robbery, now faces multiple charges.
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Wallace confident of victory in Southern states push
Wallace claimed 176 electoral votes in 17 states from Delaware to Texas and Missouri. He told 4,000 in Little Rock and planned rallies in Springfield and Milwaukee. He said the American Independent party would not hold a national convention, may stage state conventions, and he avoided naming a running mate amid a Washington mixup.
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